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'Head on a stick moment' How CBS News’ Hunter Biden reporting backfired on network’s ‘woke’ ex-boss
The stunning fall of the “woke” boss at CBS News last week was a “head on a stick moment” at the Tiffany Network — and was a case of a divisive executive who had long been viewed as untouchable. That’s the…
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Washington Post slammed for claiming pro-Trump billionaires shaped 'shooting narrative'
July 16, 2024 | 9:55am"The right-leaning business community on X, including Elon Musk and hedge fund billionaire Bill Ackman, used their megaphones to endorse Trump and fuel storylines about Saturday’s attack," the Washington Post...
Joe Scarborough throws MSNBC under the bus as 'Morning Joe' finally returns to air: 'Surprised’ and ‘very disappointed’
July 16, 2024 | 6:19amMSNBC's "Morning Joe" returned early Tuesday -- quickly throwing the network under the bus for the show missing from air the previous day, with Joe Scarborough saying he was both...
MSNBC's 'Morning Joe' hosts, staff stunned show didn't air Monday after Trump assassination attempt: report
July 15, 2024 | 10:10pm"They were shocked," an MSNBC insider said of the show's production team, according to Fox News. "It was supposed to be one feed like it was this weekend. It was...
Disney's internal communications leaked online after hack: report
July 15, 2024 | 5:15pmThe leaked information includes talks on managing Disney's corporate website, software development, job applicant evaluations among others, with the data spanning back to at least 2019, The Wall Street Journal reported.
NY Times editor defends editorial declaring Trump 'unfit to lead' following assassination attempt
July 15, 2024 | 2:40pmKingsbury claimed in an essay condemning political violence that the scathing op-ed printed before Saturday's failed assassination attempt on the Republican presidential frontrunner.
NYT journalist Masha Gessen convicted in Russia for criticizing the military
July 15, 2024 | 12:05pmThe Moscow-born Gessen, a staff writer for The New Yorker and a columnist for The New York Times who lives in the U.S., is a prominent critic of Russian President...
‘Morning Joe’ pulled from air Monday over Trump assassination attempt
July 15, 2024 | 9:21amMSNBC pulled its left-leaning talk show “Morning Joe” from the air on Monday after shooter Thomas Matthew Crooks’ assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
Famed investor preparing possible challenge to Paramount deal: 'Operation fish bowl'
July 12, 2024 | 7:30pmGabelli Funds, which owns nearly 4.9 million Class-A voting shares in Paramount, is seeking greater transparency around the National Amusements deal.
CNN's primetime ratings cratered 92% the day after presidential debate: Nielsen
July 12, 2024 | 12:55pmIn the advertiser-coveted 25-to-54 demographic, the ratings plummeted a jaw-dropping 96%, the data found.
CNN quietly disbands 'Race and Equality' team as part of layoffs
July 12, 2024 | 10:47amThe race and equality team was created by former CNN president Jeff Zucker in the aftermath of the police killing of George Floyd in 2020.
Beyoncé, Sphere end residency talks -- but singer could land at this Sin City venue: sources
July 11, 2024 | 6:50pmThe sticking point turned out to be Beyonce's demand for the Sphere to go dark for two weeks so that she can rehearse, sources close to the situation said.
Axel Springer's billionaire CEO, KKR reportedly in talks to break up media empire
July 11, 2024 | 3:08pmUnder the terms of the separation, KKR and Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, who together have the largest shareholding in Axel Springer, would take control of its portfolio of classifieds...
Roger Goodell talks NFL private equity deals, Bill Gates spotted with girlfriend in Sun Valley
July 11, 2024 | 3:08pmThe NFL could soon allow private equity firms to buy significant team ownership stakes, Commissioner Roger Goodell said in an interview that kicked off the second full day of Allen...
How Shari Redstone's son played a key role in Paramount's Skydance deal
July 11, 2024 | 2:21pmShari and Tyler weren't crazy about giving up the family business and handing Sumner’s legacy over to an upstart producer, On the Money has learned.
How this famed investor could wreak havoc on Paramount's Skydance merger: 'We want to see all the details'
July 11, 2024 | 2:13pmCardinale knows the new Paramount run by a new generation of media mogul in David Ellison in an era of AI and technological change, could be the test-case for the...
Rachel Maddow, other MSNBC hosts face $30M defamation trial from ICE doctor they called 'uterus collector'
July 11, 2024 | 11:35amMaddow “initially questioned” the reports and “jumping to conclusions,” but still covered the story on her weekly show, according to court documents.
'Morning Joe' co-host accuses Obama of being behind Clooney op-ed, claims his presidency wasn't 'historic' like Biden's
July 11, 2024 | 11:09amMSNBC's “Morning Joe” co-host Mika Brzezinski claimed on Thursday that former President Barack Obama was behind George Clooney’s New York Times op-ed demanding that President Joe Biden not seek re-election.
CNN's Jake Tapper can't believe Biden campaign's claim that the president has more stamina than George Clooney
July 11, 2024 | 10:05amCNN anchor Jake Tapper appeared taken aback by a claim from President Joe Biden's campaign that he had more stamina than George Clooney after the A-list actor penned an op-ed...
Dave Portnoy rips George Clooney for waiting weeks after fundraiser to say Biden is a ‘vegetable’
July 11, 2024 | 9:02amDave Portnoy, the founder of Barstool Sports, mocked actor George Clooney for waiting until three weeks after his star-studded fundraiser in which he raised millions of dollars for President Biden to acknowledge...
Biden sets up primetime interview with NBC's Lester Holt as calls for him to withdraw from election mount
July 10, 2024 | 8:03pmNBC News announced Wednesday that President Biden will be sitting down with "NBC Nightly News" anchor Lester Holt for a primetime special Monday.